Category Archives: Windows 10

Don’t miss the Microsoft live media briefing called ”Windows 10: The next chapter” on January 21. It is held in in Redmond and will be available as a live webcast at www.microsoft.com/windows10story. An on-demand version will be available shortly after the event at the same link.

We expect to get to see presentations and previews of a variety of new features, including the look and feel of running it on mobile devices such as smartphones.

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System Center Configuration Manager Team Blog gives an early preview of the in-place upgrade to Windows 10 process via the Configuration Manager task sequence.

The upgrade scenario is not new, or a replacement of a refresh, but the technology behind it has greatly improved says Aaron Czechowski as he explains the new in-place upgrade scenario for Windows 10 in this blog post.

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A technical preview of Windows 10 will be made available very shortly through the Windows Insider Program, intended for PC experts and IT pros who are comfortable using pre-release software with variable quality. Insiders will receive a steady stream of early builds from us with the latest features we’re experimenting with.

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Start menu
The familiar Start menu is back, but it brings with it a new customizable space for your favorite apps and Live Tiles.

Everything runs in a window
Apps from the Windows Store now open in the same format that desktop apps do and can be resized and moved around, and have title bars at the top allowing for maximize, minimize, and close with a click.

Snap enhancements
You can now have four apps snapped on the same screen with a new quadrant layout. Windows will also show other apps and programs running for additional snapping and even make smart suggestions on filling available screen space with other open apps.

New task view button
There’s a new task-view button on the taskbar for quick switching between open files and quick access to any desktops you create.

Multiple desktops
Create desktops for different purposes and projects and switch between these desktops easily and pick up where you left off on each desktop.

Find files faster
File Explorer now displays your recent files and frequently visited folders making for finding files you’ve worked on is easier.

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Earlier today in San Francisco Microsoft officially announced the next Windows version, previously codename Windows Threshold, and surprised just about everybody by naming it Windows 10 (and not Windows 9 as were expected).

While nothing was said about pricing or upgrade paths Microsoft said that a technical preview will be made available tomorrow (1 October ) and the final release (RTM) is planned to late 2015.

Windows 10 will be fully backwards compatible with old apps and it will be possible to run the ”Metro”-apps in desktop mode. It will be scalable on screens from 4 to 80 inches. ”Windows 10 will deliver the right experience on the right device at the right time” said Microsoft’s Terry Myerson.

Joe Belfiore also said tha the command prompt will allow you to use keyboard shortcuts, along with copy and paste.

As have been a public secret for some time now, the start menu returns but in a revamped form. Now it’s a combination of the “Metro” start screen (from Windows 8) and the traditional start menu (from previous Windows versions). The start menu now features a new universal search in the start menu that pulls in results from the web.

”The tiles and icons that are shown are a blend of classic apps and new universal apps […]In Windows 8 when users launched a modern app, it sort of had a different environment, we don’t want that duality. We want users on PCs with mice and keyboards to have their familiar UI.” Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore said.

We will keep updating the blog with more information about Windows 10.